Composer Ellie Wilson's new music is inspired by ecological data on moth movements (Jul 5, 2025 12:01)
The movement of moths inspires a new music project by composer Ellie Wilson. She used d...
A look at different definitions of America through music (Jul 4, 2025 20:53)
On America's 249th birthday, we look at the different definitions of America by revisit...
The songs that define America (Jul 4, 2025 20:53)
Independence Day means different things to each of us. On this 249th birthday for Ameri...
Tune in to a mini-concert with Ichiko Aoba (Jul 4, 2025 20:26)
The Japanese singer-songwriter traveled captured field recordings for her latest album,...
How Louis Armstrong became the first Black pop star (Jul 4, 2025 09:00)
Author Ricky Riccardi says Armstrong's innovations as a trumpeter and vocalist helped s...
Four original members of Black Sabbath to play final show on Saturday (Jul 4, 2025 08:57)
The four original members of the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath will perform...
New Music Friday: The best albums out July 4 (Jul 4, 2025 07:00)
Kesha. Kae Tempest. Nilüfer Yanya. It's an abbreviated Independence Day edition of New ...
Tune in to a mini-concert with Ichiko Aoba (Jul 3, 2025 18:22)
The Japanese singer-songwriter traveled captured field recordings for her latest album,...
How the Irish band Kneecap went from rising hip-hop group to global lightning rod (Jul 3, 2025 16:01)
Kneecap, three young men from Northern Ireland who rap in Irish, has risen to prominenc...
On 'Tracks II,' Springsteen shares a host of lost albums -- and a new part of himself (Jul 3, 2025 14:22)
At its best, this capacious grab-bag of 83 songs, some dating back to the 1980s, yields...
What happens to Sean Combs now? (Jul 3, 2025 09:00)
The hip-hop mogul's legal saga has reached an uneasy outcome. Despite a tainted legacy ...
A Green Day fan invited onstage to play one of their songs plays 'Wonderwall' instead (Jul 2, 2025 20:06)
A fan at a Green Day concert was invited onstage to play along with the band — only to ...
Sense of Place: Italian singer-songwriter Ariete has her sights set on stardom (Jul 2, 2025 18:17)
After a spot on the Italian version of The X Factor didn't help her as much as she'd ho...
Benson Boone and Karol G can't displace Morgan Wallen on the charts (Jul 2, 2025 17:17)
This week's highest debuts on the Billboard 200 albums chart — Benson Boone's American ...
Sean Combs found guilty on two counts, but acquitted on most serious charges (Jul 2, 2025 14:43)
The music mogul was found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution, but the j...
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings: Tiny Desk Concert (Jul 2, 2025 09:00)
The duo's music leans into small moments in order to make the outsized ones seem surmou...
Vintage cumbia, Ecuadorian folk, guitar jamming and Mexican rap (Jul 2, 2025 07:00)
Our selections this week feature a crate diggers' delight from Colombia and the sound o...
Alt.Latino: Isabella Lovestory, Vicente García, more (Jul 2, 2025 07:00)
Our selections this week feature a crate diggers' delight from Colombia and the sound o...
Combs jury says it has verdicts on four counts, will keep deliberating on final count (Jul 1, 2025 21:56)
After 12 hours of deliberation, the jury told Judge Arun Subramanian that it had decide...
Sense of Place: Finger-style guitar is king at this Tuscan music venue (Jul 1, 2025 18:29)
Six Bars Jail, a small club located just outside of Florence, Italy, was founded in 2006.